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一番 (いちばん) — best (most) | JLPT N5 · Nihongo Circle

一番

いちばん

N5

particle

Meanings

1best (most)
2first
3number one
4first place
5best
6most
7game
8round

Example sentence

クラスで田中さんが一番背が高いです。

クラスでたなかさんがいちばんせいがたかいです。

Tanaka is the tallest in the class.

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Kanji in this word

一One, One Radical (no.1)1 strokes 番Turn, Number In A Series12 strokes

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